{"id":93848,"date":"2024-06-10T23:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T03:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangeslices.ai\/?p=93848"},"modified":"2024-06-11T05:02:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T09:02:36","slug":"accenture-federal-services-wins-transportation-security-administration-bpa-with-170-million-ceiling-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangeslices.ai\/accenture-federal-services-wins-transportation-security-administration-bpa-with-170-million-ceiling-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Accenture Federal Services Wins Transportation Security Administration BPA with $170 Million Ceiling Value"},"content":{"rendered":"
Accenture Federal Services<\/a>\u00a0has been awarded a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Operations (SO) Flexible Agile Scalable Teams (FAST) Blanket Purchase Agreement with a ceiling value of $170 million.<\/p>\n TSA SO is responsible for security of the nation\u2019s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce, including checkpoint and baggage screening at approximately 440 airports in the U.S. and oversight of more than 280 airports globally. TSA SO is also responsible for ensuring all modes of transportation, including freight railroad, passenger rail, mass transit, maritime, and pipelines comply with domestic and global regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n To support the U.S. federal government\u2019s \u201cCloud First\u201d and \u201cMobile First\u201d initiatives, Accenture Federal Services will deliver state-of-the-art Agile design, development, testing, and maintenance capabilities to help TSA SO enhance existing custom and platform-based applications, and to introduce mobile and cloud computing technologies.<\/p>\n \u201cOur work on Flexible Agile Scalable Teams (FAST) marks the next step in Accenture Federal Services\u2019 valued, decades-long support of the Transportation Security Administration,\u201d said Accenture Federal Services Managing Director and TSA Lead, Anthony Pinheiro. \u201cAs we kick-off this new chapter, we look forward to using Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) technologies to help TSA Security Operations operate with greater efficiency and enhanced business value.\u201d<\/p>\n In recent years, Accenture Federal Services has also been awarded contracts to support TSA\u2019s\u00a0Vetting and Credentialing Systems<\/a>\u00a0and the modernization of the agency\u2019s\u00a0Secure Flight<\/a>\u00a0prescreening program.<\/p>\n The period of performance on FAST award is five years.<\/p>\n